hot spring
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- noun
- /hɑt sprɪŋ/
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fuente termal
- Many tourists visit the hot spring to enjoy its warm, mineral-rich waters.
- hot springs and geyser
And it's true that some of the theories of origin of life involve Hot Springs on early Earth, but probably not as extremely acidic.
- And it's true that some of the theories of origin of life involve Hot Springs on early Earth, but probably not as extremely acidic.
Examples
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They've got this fantastic, uh, hot springs nearby that not many people know about.
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I honestly didn't think it was possible to have a hot spring to ourselves.
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But you just wanted to find yourself a hot spring.
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I found a hot spring.
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Mess around in the hot springs on the way back?
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The Mammoth area shows evidence of thousands of years of hot spring activity.
Academic text (2009) -
After the stay in that hot spring, she said that her life would be lengthened by three years.
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They're the best natural hot springs in the world.
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If you're looking for romance, there's a secluded hot spring nearby.
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Yellowstone National Park preserves the most extraordinary collection of mudpots, geysers, hot springs, and fumaroles on Earth.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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A natural hot pool of water that comes from the ground
How Hot
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a natural spring of heated water' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hot' (heated) with 'spring' (a place where groundwater emerges). This is a literal, compositional noun phrase following regular English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.
Etymology
Hot spring comes from a simple image: a spring, a place where water comes up from the ground, that is hot because heat under the earth warms it. So, hot spring means 'a natural warm pool' that people can bathe in for health or pleasure.